Jody Prescott and Brenda Oppermann discuss conflict-related sexual violence and the role of leadership vis-à-vis sexual and gender-based violence. While progress has been made in recent years, including United Nations resolutions in 1983 and 2000 and the US Women, Peace, and Security Act in 2017 [with its most recent iteration published in 2023], there is still much to do to address conflict-related sexual violence worldwide. Keywords: conflict-related sexual violence; Women, Peace, and Security Act; human rights; leadership; United NationsE-mail [email protected] to give feedback on this podcast or the genesis article.